This paper presents the design evolution of the sensing and force-feedback exoskeleton robotic (SAFER) glove with application to hand rehabilitation. The hand grasping rehabilitation system is designed to gather kinematic and force information from the human hand and then playback the motion to assist a user in common hand grasping movements, such as grasping a bottle of water. Grasping experiments were conducted where fingertip contact forces were measured by the SAFER glove. These forces were then modeled based on a machine learning approach to obtain the learned contact force distributions. Using these distributions, fingertip force trajectories were generated with a Gaussian mixture regression (GMR) method. To demonstrate the glove's effectiveness to manipulate the hand, experiments were performed using the glove to demonstrate grasping capabilities on several objects. Instead of defining a grasping force, contact force trajectories were used to control the SAFER glove in order to actuate a user's hand while carrying out a learned grasping task.
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October 2016
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The Design Evolution of a Sensing and Force-Feedback Exoskeleton Robotic Glove for Hand Rehabilitation Application
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi,
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory,
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Virginia Tech,
635 Prices Fork Road (0238),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: bentzvi@vt.edu
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Virginia Tech,
635 Prices Fork Road (0238),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: bentzvi@vt.edu
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Jerome Danoff,
Jerome Danoff
Milken Institute School of Public Health,
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences,
The George Washington University,
950 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20052
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences,
The George Washington University,
950 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20052
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Zhou Ma
Zhou Ma
US Med Innovations,
6930 Carroll Avenue,
Takoma Park, MD 20912
6930 Carroll Avenue,
Takoma Park, MD 20912
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Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory,
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Virginia Tech,
635 Prices Fork Road (0238),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: bentzvi@vt.edu
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Virginia Tech,
635 Prices Fork Road (0238),
Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: bentzvi@vt.edu
Jerome Danoff
Milken Institute School of Public Health,
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences,
The George Washington University,
950 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20052
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences,
The George Washington University,
950 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20052
Zhou Ma
US Med Innovations,
6930 Carroll Avenue,
Takoma Park, MD 20912
6930 Carroll Avenue,
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Manuscript received September 12, 2015; final manuscript received December 9, 2015; published online May 4, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Venkat Krovi.
J. Mechanisms Robotics. Oct 2016, 8(5): 051019 (9 pages)
Published Online: May 4, 2016
Article history
Received:
September 12, 2015
Revised:
December 9, 2015
Citation
Ben-Tzvi, P., Danoff, J., and Ma, Z. (May 4, 2016). "The Design Evolution of a Sensing and Force-Feedback Exoskeleton Robotic Glove for Hand Rehabilitation Application." ASME. J. Mechanisms Robotics. October 2016; 8(5): 051019. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032270
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